"Take your only son, the one that you love, (the child of the promise) to the land of Moriah, and there offer him me. What has challenged me today? I am about to fly my daughter back to college in a couple of weeks and I bet she would love to insert a couple paragraphs here on my need to let go! And wait for the Lord. Do not try to force them on as though you could be today what and make you our Lord the benefit of believing that his hand is leading you, and accept the anxiety of feeling yourself in suspense and incomplete. Gerard Manley Hopkins, S. J. Darkness. Father Pierre Teilhard de Chardin urges us, "Above all trust in the slow work of God… Give Our Lord the benefit of believing that his hand is leading you, and accept the anxiety of feeling yourself in suspense and incomplete.
As Romans 8:24-25 says, Hope that is seen is not hope at all. Yet, this can create fear which, in turn, means we may fail to be open to trust in the slow work of God. Let them themselves without undue haste. To be sure, there is a reward for all that work. And, of course the there is no answer except to believe God is faithful. And yet, it is the law of all progress. To be a. co-creator. There are some days I wake up, drink my morning coffee, and I am rip-raring-ready for the day — ready to take on the world! In: To Bless Our Callings: Prayers, Poems, and Hymns to Celebrate Vocation, Laura Kelly Fanucci, Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2017.
There's always something I'm looking for, and sometimes I find it. How important it is to balance this perspective with the "driving" side of leadership in pursuit of God's better future! We train together to pursue truth for good reasons and to just ends.
While we usually obsess over the thing we're waiting for, the thing we want, what the waiting can do for us, can do in us, is never about that thing. As I look ahead, what comes to mind? You will wake other children to see if they know Moe's whereabouts. The intolerable burden. Prayer to Know God's Will. Seeds need time to grow; they cannot be rushed. Atlas' head is thrown back, his body emerging, smooth arms and legs, smooth torso, but his head is thrown back, his face still encased in marble, concealed. This week Paula shares one of her favorite prayers on her unhurried a listen and see what stirs in you as you listen.
In the Hands of God. My own limitations -. For the innumerable favors. It's a season poignantly suited for this moment of global history. Totally responsible. Yes, we do need to find our voice and use it, but we also need to pass through the stages of instability and understand that, sometimes, it may take a very long time. Gradually forming in you will be. Together we pause on new shores, reveling in the life-giving comfort through which we heal and celebrate our best selves. You can find peace as you actively engage in life and contribute the gifts you are called to use that will help bring the peace of Christ into this world. Turning from those attitudes, I engage with the longing to be the change I seek.
What is Self-acceptance? The love and support I have received? Prayer isn't selfish. Learn more about Jesuit Resource. But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. He went to an old Jesuit known for his wisdom. "I will turn my face to the One who created the heavens and the earth.
Second, can we accept ourselves in suspense and incomplete? When I was in 3rd grade we did a science experiment. Scrape from your heart. I'm going to read our quote one more time and this time slowly: We are quite naturally impatient in everything to reach the end without delay We should like to skip the intermediate stages. The video below is the second in my video series "Grief and Grace". It's that little yellow flower in Hinds Feet on High Places looking up to the Giver, receiving the drops that come: Acceptance with Joy. It can be easy to feel a sense of hopelessness or powerlessness.
Your becoming was paid for by a cross. When I. become too important -. I cause myself great emotional pain when I want to be 'fixed' now. To all that comes to me by your good pleasure. The same Creator who made sunflowers to turn towards the sun and fish to glow in the deep. As if the journey isn't valuable. After being very careful since March, unexpectedly the virus found us and began to do its work. Will make you tomorrow. Eternal Word, only begotten Son of God, Teach me true generosity, Teach me to serve you as you deserve, To give without counting the cost, To fight heedless of wounds, To labor without seeking rest, To sacrifice myself without thought of any reward, Save the knowledge that I have done your will. In: Hearts on Fire: Praying with Jesuits, edited by Michael Harter, 58. When you commit to patiently endure, you have a much more centered heart of trust.
Is anything is "happening"? A whole week went by and only the slightest change had occurred. But his deft, and perhaps intentionally provocative, use of the abbreviations 'BC' (Before Coronavirus) and 'AC' (After Coronavirus) still points towards a person-centred, rather than God-centred, perspective. To that of Jesus Christ, my divine Savior. Some of it may have been helpful in my discernment of how to be a faithful follower of Christ, but I would say the majority of that time was spent on needless worry. As though you could be today what time (that is to say, grace and circumstances.
It didn't grow how we expected it to grow. I say more: the just man justices; Keeps grace: that keeps all his goings graces; Acts in God's eye what in God's eye he is --. Know a prayer that could be added to this page? Like my 3rd grade science project, we may not grow when we want or how we expect; we may not have the power to make all things right ourselves; but we will always grow. Waiting for your children to grow up. In his prolific writings, he tried to integrate theology, science, and spirituality. "I disown your idols, " he tells his father. God risks Abraham's obedience; Abraham risks God will provide. It made all the difference, for him and all who would be his children.
As we begin, I'm going to read us a quote from Teilhard de Chardin, a French Jesuit and author from the last century. We are not the prime mover, the initiator, or the victorious story-finisher. To you, Lord, I return it. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, SJ. As partners in mission, and in the spirit of the Jesuit identity we share, let us pray: In the spirit of "seeking God in all things, " may we. For me, patient endurance means letting go of my ego (as much as I can), letting go of my need for control, my insecurities, and my fears. — that is to say, grace —. This is the time to be slow, Lie low to the wall. Part of my life's work is to teach people to pay attention to what makes them cry, because tears are tiny messengers sent from the deepest part of who we are. We seek and build and value new knowledge, both inside and outside our walls. Affirm the wisdom we have gleaned through our experiences, and generously share and receive that wisdom this weekend. You can connect with Shawn at his website,
A new way of life which requires everyone to pay full attention to the deadly effects of Covid-19. We bask in the aroma of each new blossom. This prayer, and these words, seem especially relevant at a time when we are all adjusting to a new way of life.